Position: Associate MLS – Data Coordination
Start Date: January 4th, 2016
Reporting To: Senior Associate MLIS – Programming and Data Management
Location: Kisumu, Kenya with domestic travels
Start Date: January 4th, 2016
Reporting To: Senior Associate MLIS – Programming and Data Management
Location: Kisumu, Kenya with domestic travels
Evidence Action identifies innovative, appropriate financing mechanisms and builds best practice operational models.
We voraciously self-evaluate, learn,
and improve our models for scaling with a commitment to transparency on
progress, impact, and value for money.
Our current flagship programs include:
Our current flagship programs include:
·
Dispensers for Safe Water is an
entrepreneurial program scaling the chlorine dispenser system – a proven
innovation that dramatically expands access to water treatment at an extremely
low cost.
·
Deworm the World Initiative actively
supports the scale-up of school-based deworming programs worldwide to improve
children’s health, education, and long-term development.
About Monitoring Learning and
Information Systems (MLIS) Team
The MLIS team embodies the evidence-based nature of Evidence Action’s work and enables us to be a data-driven organization. The team provides services across Evidence Action Africa region in meeting the following outcomes:
The MLIS team embodies the evidence-based nature of Evidence Action’s work and enables us to be a data-driven organization. The team provides services across Evidence Action Africa region in meeting the following outcomes:
·
All ongoing program monitoring needs
met (including M&E design and quality data collection)
·
Programs delivered with access to
timely and useful data for day-to-day programmatic planning and decision making
·
Analysis and research conducted to
support program improvements (including operation research, market research and
cost-efficiency analysis)
·
Support with timely, useful and clear
information for evidence-based decision making (including provide support to
connect the dots)
·
Support provided to regional
leadership for new programs and partnerships for exploration and evaluation
·
Standards, systems and processes
setup for delivery of all functions (monitoring, analysis, research,
information systems and quality data)
The MLIS team works towards these
outcomes through four sub-teams that work closely together to deliver quality,
timely and useful information:
·
Learning and Communication (L&C):
This team is responsible for supporting the program teams with timely
information in innovative, useful and clear ways to translate analysis and
research to evidence-based decision making and action.
·
Monitoring, Analysis and Research
(MAR): This team is responsible for ensuring that all ongoing program
monitoring needs are met and analysis and research is conducted to support
program improvements.
·
Management Information Systems (MIS):
This team is be responsible for ensuring that the all programs have access to
timely and useful data for day-to-day programmatic planning and decision making
through a cloud-based multi-user system.
·
Programming & Data Management
(PDM): This team is responsible for developing all the data collection tools,
ensure that systems are available for data entry, and that all data collected
is cleaned adequately and available in high quality in a timely manner so as to
meet all ongoing program needs; including monitoring, information systems and
analysis and research.
·
Data Collection & Training (DCT):
This team is responsible for drafting all data collection tools in
collaboration with MAR, and conduct all data training and collection needs.
About the Position: Associate –
Programming and Data Management
The Associate – Data Management is a member of the PDM sub-team and the larger MLIS team, and is responsible for quality data management for both paper and electronic data across all the country programs including Kenya, Uganda and Malawi.
Goals and Responsibilities
Manage Instrument Programming:
The Associate – Data Management is a member of the PDM sub-team and the larger MLIS team, and is responsible for quality data management for both paper and electronic data across all the country programs including Kenya, Uganda and Malawi.
Goals and Responsibilities
Manage Instrument Programming:
·
Support the development of interfaces
for data entry and manage data entry vendors and process, and make sure the
process is done as per the agreed upon timelines,
·
Support development and updating of
standardized data collection instruments; for electronic data collection (ODK),
phone survey.
·
Support in the exploration and
research new electronic data collection programs and platform as
necessary
Manage Data Entry and Management:
·
Work closely with the data collection
team to ensure that hard-copies are filed and stored safely in a secure,
well-organized, and well-documented repository, and the scanned paper data,
where applicable, is stored safely
·
Coordinate data entry process of all
paper data in accordance with data entry protocols
·
Conduct discrepancy checks between
data entry records, perform error checks and other data quality checks on the
entered data
·
Develop and implement a robust system
of tracking forms for data entry so as to clearly distinguish those that have
been entered against those that haven’t been entered.
·
Handle and take responsibility of all
equipment used for data entry, including laptops, tablets, flash drives etc
·
Keep track of any recurring data quality
issues arising from the exercising with a viewing of informing when re-training
is needed.
·
Instantly make available entered data
for further processing and use by the data team.
·
Support the development of
comprehensive data entry training manuals to suit the needs of different
programs
Data Cleaning
·
Support data cleaning needs across
all Evidence Action programs within the 3 countries of operation
·
Be able to generate, clean and
provide ad hoc datasets as may be required by different programs
·
Be able to multi task data cleaning
assignments for different programs at the same time
Team Management
·
Coordinate the recruitment, and
training of data entry staff from the existing casual pools and externally
·
Supervise the activities of the data
entry casuals by ensuring that they all meet their daily targets, log the work
done and conduct random checks on the quality of their work
·
Ensure that all casual data entry
staff have contracts and are paid within the shortest time possible
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
·
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in
economics, statistics, or any other relevant field
·
Minimum of 2 years of experience in
quantitative research methods and data management, preferably with large (many
observations and many variables) and/or complex datasets (many inter-related
variables)
·
At least 1 year full time experience
conducting data cleaning using STATA for large datasets (mandatory)
·
Experience in mobile phone survey
programming. The knowledge of Open Data Kit will be an added advantage.
·
Experience in working with and
programming data entry interfaces using a variety of applications both
purchased and open source. Knowledge of CS Pro, Blaise, Openclinica and Access
will be an added advantage
·
Well conversant with the use of MS
Office application especially Excel.
·
Ability to work under pressure in a
working environment that changes suddenly to accommodate new data needs
·
Strong interpersonal and
communications skills to work effectively with a team that is geographically
dispersed.
·
Self-directed/self-motivating
personality, with proven ability to manage demands from multiple supervisors
while adhering to program deadlines and priorities.
· Strong
critical and analytical thinking skills
·
Intellectual flexibility and willingness to form and adjust opinions
based on evidence
· Quick to
learn, motivated to self-teach and capable of independently translating new
knowledge into practice
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to
apply online
Vacancy: Field Officer Monitoring - DtW PMCV
Start Date: January
Reporting To: Associate – DtW PMCV
Location: Kisumu, Kenya with domestic travels
About Evidence Action: Evidence Action scales proven interventions that improve the lives of millions. We implement cost-effective interventions whose efficacy is backed by substantial rigorous evidence.
Start Date: January
Reporting To: Associate – DtW PMCV
Location: Kisumu, Kenya with domestic travels
About Evidence Action: Evidence Action scales proven interventions that improve the lives of millions. We implement cost-effective interventions whose efficacy is backed by substantial rigorous evidence.
Evidence Action identifies innovative,
appropriate financing mechanisms and builds best practice operational models.
We voraciously self-evaluate, learn, and improve our models for scaling with a
commitment to transparency on progress, impact, and value for money.
Our current flagship programs
include:
·
Dispensers for Safe Water is an
entrepreneurial program scaling the chlorine dispenser system – a proven
innovation that dramatically expands access to water treatment at an extremely
low cost.
·
Deworm the World Initiative actively
supports the scale-up of school-based deworming programs worldwide to improve
children’s health, education, and long-term development.
About Monitoring Learning and
Information Systems (MLIS) Team: The
MLIS team embodies the evidence-based nature of Evidence Action’s work and
enables us to be a data-driven organization.
The team provides services across
Evidence Action Africa region in meeting the following outcomes:
·
All ongoing program monitoring needs
met (including M&E design and quality data collection)
·
Programs delivered with access to
timely and useful data for day-to-day programmatic planning and decision making
·
Analysis and research conducted to
support program improvements (including operation research, market research and
cost-efficiency analysis)
·
Support with timely, useful and clear
information for evidence-based decision making (including provide support to
connect the dots)
·
Support provided to regional
leadership for new programs and partnerships for exploration and evaluation
·
Standards, systems and processes
setup for delivery of all functions (monitoring, analysis, research,
information systems and quality data)
The MLIS team works towards these
outcomes through four sub-teams that work closely together to deliver quality,
timely and useful information:
·
Learning and Communication (L&C):
This team is responsible for supporting the program teams with timely
information in innovative, useful and clear ways to translate analysis and
research to evidence-based decision making and action.
·
Monitoring, Analysis and Research
(MAR): This team is responsible for ensuring that all ongoing program
monitoring needs are met and analysis and research is conducted to support
program improvements.
·
Management Information Systems (MIS):
This team is be responsible for ensuring that the all programs have access to
timely and useful data for day-to-day programmatic planning and decision making
through a cloud-based multi-user system.
·
Programming & Data Management
(PDM): This team is responsible for developing all the data collection tools,
ensure that systems are available for data entry, and that all data collected
is cleaned adequately and available in high quality in a timely manner so as to
meet all ongoing program needs; including monitoring, information systems and
analysis and research.
·
Data Collection & Training (DCT):
This team is responsible for drafting all data collection tools in
collaboration with MAR, and conduct all data training and collection needs.
About the Position: Field Officer
PMCV
Field Officer PMCV is a member of the DQM sub-team and the larger MLIS team, and is responsible for supporting the data collection needs of all monitoring activities for the DtW Kenya, her other sub programs and other programs as needed across the organization.
Goals and Responsibilities
Support Data Collection
Field Officer PMCV is a member of the DQM sub-team and the larger MLIS team, and is responsible for supporting the data collection needs of all monitoring activities for the DtW Kenya, her other sub programs and other programs as needed across the organization.
Goals and Responsibilities
Support Data Collection
·
Accurately collect DtW evaluation
data in the sampled districts, divisions, schools and communities, using
electronic and/or paper instruments.
·
Participate in bench-testing of
electronic instruments as part of training and instrument improvement process
·
Timely and meaningfully support flow
of information from the field to the Program Leadership by utilizing “soft
feedback” tools.
·
Support data flow process from the
field to the office, by adhering to the data flow protocol that indicates when
and how submit data
·
Enthusiastically provide mentorship
to new staff involved in DtW data collection activities, including shadowing
their work in the initial days in the field.
·
Maintain cordial public relation with
local stakeholders, including government officials and community members,
through observing meaningful and respectful engagement in the course of field
work.
·
Contribute toward the cost-efficiency
of the organization and programs through accurate management of financial payments
and expenditures in the field and at the office
·
Support data collection needs from
other programs, and other duties as may be assigned by the MLIS leadership.
Support Data Entry
·
Accurately enter all data collected
in the field during the PMCV rounds of the teams using the Open Data Kit (ODK)
·
Accurately enter all program data
collected during the National School based Deworming Program (NSBDP).
·
Ensure that all the data entered is
sent to the server as required
·
Track all the data entered by
completing a data entry log
·
Ensure that all the forms entered for
the day are filed appropriately
·
Ensure that the daily data entry
deadlines are met as expected
Support in Report generation
·
Ensure that all FOs working under
your supervision take notes on the challenges and issues encountered in the
field so as to use these to compile a field report
·
Compile a joint report for all the
FOs working under your supervision during any field activity using existing
templates
Team Supervision
·
Support the supervision all FOs working
under your sub team during any field activity with the guidance of the
Associate or Senior Associate
·
Ensure that all FOs within your sub
team have all the information and tools they require before starting a field
activity
·
Respond to all enquiries from FOs
from your sub team whenever in the field. Consult your supervisor in case of
any difficulties
·
Keep constant communication with FOs
in your sub team to ensure that they are performing their duties as expected
and are not facing any challenges
·
Report any misgivings of any of your
sub team FOs to your supervisor as soon as this is discovered.
Qualifications
Required Competencies and Attributes
Required Competencies and Attributes
·
A minimum of a diploma in Information
Technology, monitoring and evaluation, community development and social work or
any other related courses. Graduates with a certificate from credible teacher
training colleges and/or medical training institutions are also encouraged to
apply.
·
High level of integrity and
stewardship
·
Embraces team work and aspires and
supports the ideals of working in a team work environment as a team champion
·
Passion to work in a rural community
setting
·
Flexible mindset and willingness to
relocate on a short notice to other field based assignments in other regions.
·
Self-driven and highly motivated to
deliver results within tight deadlines.
·
Good communication skills. Ability
to communicate well within the organization and with the rural
communities and local leaders
·
Basic leadership skills in managing
people ,working with communities, government officers, schools and teams
·
Basic computer skills and comfort to
advance the skills in a dynamic IT field.
·
Proactive and ambitious to support
innovation and change in a dynamic working environment
·
Positive attitude to work and to
develop in a fast paced work environment
·
Previous experience in working with
Evidence Action in conducting DtW activities including NSBDP, LF or TUMIKIA
will be an added advantage
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to
apply online
Deadline to Apply: Rolling Basis